Étampes - Château d'Étampes

Evening in Étampes. Since the times of Hugh Capet, the first King of the Franks of the House of Capet, Étampes was an important place. It was a crown domain between Paris and Orleans. Hugh´s son Robert II ("Robert the Pious") had a fortified stronghold here. The Château d'Étampes suffered from sieges during the Hundred Years' War and got destroyed on order of Henry IV (aka "Henri-Quatre"), the first French King from the House of Bourbon.

The ruined keep of the castle, named "Tour de Guinette", still overlooks the city.